'Elephant' Tea-Pot

Size: 6 x 4.4 x 4.5 inches. It was way back in the 18th century, when the founder of Russia's porcelain tradition, D. I. Vinogradov, made the first porcelain figurine. It was a figurine of a bear. Since then porcelain figurines and items of kitchenware have been basically made the same way: by hand from 'hard' and 'soft' porcelain (the difference is in the firing). Being handmade, each item is unique and unparalleled. The porcelain item in front of you has been carefully hand-painted and hand-glazed in city of Voznesensk, Nikolayev oblast, Ukraine. Would make a wonderful gift to anyone. Imported from Moscow, Russia.